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Global Borderlands: Fantasy, Violence, and Empire in Subic Bay, Philippines

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Availability:In StockContributor:Victoria ReyesSeries:Culture and Economic LifePublish date:2019-09-03Pages:312
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9781503609419ISBN-10:1503609413UPC:9781503609419Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, Sociology, Ethnic StudiesSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC2TPAN82R

The U.S. military continues to be an overt presence in the Philippines, and a reminder of the country's colonial past. Using Subic Bay (a former U.S. military base, now a Freeport Zone) as a case study, Victoria Reyes argues that its defining feature is its ability to elicit multiple meanings. For some, it is a symbol of imperialism and inequality, while for others, it projects utopian visions of wealth and status.

Drawing on archival and ethnographic data, Reyes describes the everyday experiences of people living and working in Subic Bay, and makes a case for critically examining similar spaces across the world. These foreign-controlled, semi-autonomous zones of international exchange are what she calls global borderlands. While they can take many forms, ranging from overseas military bases to tourist resorts, they all have key features in common. This new unit of globalization provides a window into broader economic and political relations, the consequences of legal ambiguity, and the continuously reimagined identities of the people living there. Rejecting colonialism as merely a historical backdrop, Reyes demonstrates how it is omnipresent in our modern world.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9781503609419ISBN-10:1503609413UPC:9781503609419Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, Sociology, Ethnic StudiesSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC2TPAN82R
Victoria Reyes is Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of California, Riverside.
Publisher: Stanford University Press

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